Emma Phillips

“The lifelong friends, he said. We sometimes wait a lifetime for them.”
― Ali Smith, Autumn

“Because time is cruel to all, and crueler still to artists. Because visions weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades.... Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end... everyone wants to be remembered”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“Forgetting it is important. We do it on purpose. It means we get a bit of a rest. Are you listening? We have to forget. Or we’d never sleep ever again.”
― Ali Smith, Autumn

“If anyone would understand loneliness, the moon would.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing